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Votes at a glance: Board adopts several ordinances, appropriations and resolutions; key items and tallies
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Jan. 4 adopted ordinances, appropriations and resolutions, including an ordinance authorizing sheriff supplemental contracts (8-3), multiple elections and school appropriations votes, and unanimous passage of a fire department staffing appropriation.
At the Jan. 4 meeting the Board of Supervisors recorded multiple formal outcomes on ordinances, appropriations and resolutions. Below are the items, a short description and the recorded board vote where provided in the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Item 6 — Ordinance: Amend administrative code to authorize the sheriff to contract with private individuals and entities for supplemental law enforcement services to retail and commercial establishments. Final passage recorded: 8 ayes, 3 noes (supervisors Ronan, Walton and Preston in the dissent). The ordinance was finally passed by vote of 8 to 3.
- Item 7 — Appropriation to Department of Elections (original and duplicated files): The Board approved the original item (approximately $8.7 million) on final reading unanimously. Separately the Board approved an amended duplicate file restoring an additional $3,244,846 (the duplicate as amended passed 10-1 with Supervisor Paskin in the dissent on the duplicate vote). The record shows multiple procedural votes as described in the transcript; the duplicated amended file was passed on first reading.
- Item 8 — Ordinance: Appropriation of approximately $2.5 million of general-fund reserves to the Fire Department for increased staffing to address paramedic staffing shortages for FY 2021–22. The ordinance was finally passed unanimously.
- Item 13 — Final map (668–678 Page Street): Continued to Jan. 11, 2022 (continuance motion passed unanimously). No final action taken.
- Item 15 — Resolution supporting California Senate Bill 237 (screening instruments for dyslexia): Adopted unanimously (11-0) on first reading.
- Item 18 — Motion to convene the Board as a Committee of the Whole to hold a public hearing on the mayor—s Dec. 17 proclamation concerning overdoses in the Tenderloin: Approved unanimously. Later the Board voted to continue further formal review to Feb. 8, 2022 (8-3). See the Tenderloin article for full context.
Procedural notes
- Several votes were on final reading and required eight votes for approval; the Clerk recorded thresholds where appropriate. - The transcript records roll-call tallies for each item above; the minutes and official clerk record should be consulted for the certified vote roster and any corrections.
If the Board or members request, staff can expand this list into a longer 22Votes at a glance22 package with individual ordinance/resolution texts, council file numbers and links to the clerk—s certified vote records.
